Soulive’s Bowlive III, 3/7/12 & 3/8/12

Just when we thought we had wrapped up Bowlive III coverage last week, senior contributing photographer Vernon Webb tapped us on the shoulder (via email) and said “not so fast there fellas.” It seems that we forgot for a moment that when there is a note of music being played somewhere near his stomping grounds, Vern tries to be there clicking his shutter.

Night seven was a long night for the majority Soulive trio because on this night, Bowlive III turned Royal green with Lettuce. Playing back to back sets (following a tasty soulful slice from Zach Deputy), guitarist Eric Krasno and keyboardist Neal Evans earned every single green back that rolled into the sold out Brooklyn Bowl on that night.Â But it wasn’t just the marathon efforts of Krasno and Evans that were noteworthy. It would not be Bowlive without a guest, so in now typical fashion, the Lettuce set came with flutist extraordinaire,Â Kofi Burbridge.

After the crowd was warmed up from the sultry Alecia Chakour and her main project, The Osrah, night eight brought what many described as the funkiest of all Bowlive nights. This comes as no surprise considering that the legendary omni-smiling funk bassist George Porter, Jr. was on hand for the majority of the night. Combined with guests Kofi Burbridge’s return and sit-ins from Citizen Cope, Billy Martin, Alice Smith, Nigel Hall, Skerik and ?uestlove, it goes without saying that the temperature in the Bowl was at a boiling point on this night.

Setlists

March 7: Lettuce

King of The Burgs, Double Header, Bump Tubby, By Any Shmeans Necessary, (Unknown), Ghost of Jupiter, Do Ya Thing, New GoGo, Makin My Way Back Home, We’re A Winner > Move On Up